SalinityFromSpace.org

SALINITY FROM SPACE

Satellites are now measuring salinity from space. The purpose of this website is to provide updates on the status of satellite salinity missions and present some results from a Canadian perspective.

Salinity from Space News

	February 2012 - ESA will hold a SMOS user meeting at the EGU in Vienna on April 26 2012.
	June 10 2011 - Aquarius launch successful!! Details on the launch can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aquarius/launch/index.html
	March 2011 - An update on Salinity from Space Missions This was a handout for the 2011 Line-P Workshop at IOS, March 15-16. Click on thumbnail
	November 2010 - Summary from the SMOS Validation and Retrieval Teams Meeting at ESRIN Click on thumbnail
	November 2009 - SMOS launch successful!! http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM54I0P0WF_index_0.html
	October 2009 - A summary from the Aquarius/SAC-D science meeting in Buenos Aires on October 21-23. Click on thumbnail * New launch date is Fall 2010 *
	October 2009 - Science teams are selected from Aquarius/SAC-D mission http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-149
	June 2009 - ESA announces November 2 launch date http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM54I0P0WF_index_0.html
	April 2009 - ESA announces September 9 launch date http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMHHTANJTF_LPsmos_0.html
	March 2009 - A summary from the SMOS Validation & Retrieval Team Readiness Review Workshop in Lisbon, March 10-13, 2009 Click on thumbnail
	February 2009 - ESA gives an update on SMOS http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEM4ZO05VQF_LPsmos_0.html
	January 2009 - Report on the current status of salinity from space Click on thumbnail

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Email to: stephanie.king@dfo-mpo.gc.ca